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Fri, 14 Dec - Wed, 19 Dec 1979 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Australia won by 138 runs
Australia
633/10 (34.00) & 337/10 (141.5)
England
419/6 (20.00) & 215/10 (90.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Australia innigs
633/10 (34.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Julien Wiener
run out
11
34
47
0
0
32.35
In 1979
Career
Bruce Laird
lbw b Botham
0
4
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
lbw b Botham
4
24
33
0
0
16.66
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
c Boycott b Botham
19
77
101
2
0
24.67
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Brearley b Underwood
99
195
235
10
0
50.76
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c Underwood b Dilley
19
35
52
3
0
54.28
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c †Taylor b Dilley
42
112
142
3
1
37.50
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
c †Taylor b Botham
17
46
65
2
0
36.95
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
c †Taylor b Botham
18
39
63
1
0
46.15
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
b Botham
5
35
57
0
0
14.28
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
not out
1
1
1
0
0
100.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 3, nb 2)
9
Total
244 100 Ov (RR: 2.44)
4636
11438
0
399
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
18.00
1
47
2
2.61
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
35.00
9
78
6
2.22
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
23.00
7
47
0
2.04
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
13.00
4
33
1
2.53
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
11.00
2
30
0
2.72
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
England innigs
419/6 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Derek Randall
c Hughes b Lillee
0
3
1
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
lbw b Lillee
0
20
30
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
c Chappell b Dymock
9
18
21
1
0
50.00
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c †Marsh b Lillee
17
26
37
2
0
65.38
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
c Hughes b Thomson
25
53
69
2
0
47.16
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Marsh b Lillee
64
184
251
6
0
34.78
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c Toohey b Thomson
15
16
17
2
0
93.75
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
b Chappell
14
44
54
2
0
31.81
In 1979
Career
Graham Dilley
not out
38
157
206
4
0
24.20
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
lbw b Dymock
13
24
32
1
0
54.16
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
b Dymock
11
19
35
1
0
57.89
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 7, nb 15)
22
Total
228 91.1 Ov (RR: 2.50)
4332
10716
0
399
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
28.00
11
73
4
2.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
29.10
14
52
3
1.78
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell
11.00
6
5
1
0.45
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
21.00
3
70
2
3.33
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
2.00
0
6
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Australia innigs
337/10 (141.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Julien Wiener
c Randall b Underwood
58
105
136
6
1
55.23
In 1979
Career
Bruce Laird
c †Taylor b Underwood
33
115
150
3
0
28.69
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
c †Taylor b Willis
115
296
383
13
0
38.85
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell (c)
st †Taylor b Underwood
43
95
115
4
0
45.26
In 1979
Career
Kim Hughes
c Miller b Botham
4
13
23
0
0
30.76
In 1979
Career
Peter Toohey
c †Taylor b Botham
3
15
13
0
0
20.00
In 1979
Career
Rod Marsh (WK)
c Gower b Botham
4
19
28
0
0
21.05
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
lbw b Botham
12
32
42
1
0
37.50
In 1979
Career
Dennis Lillee
c Willey b Dilley
19
105
135
1
0
18.09
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
not out
20
39
59
2
0
51.28
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
b Botham
8
25
20
1
0
32.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 5, nb 7, w 2)
18
Total
337 141.5 Ov (RR: 2.37)
6403
16321
0
589
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Graham Dilley
18.00
3
50
1
2.77
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
45.50
14
98
5
2.13
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
26.00
7
52
1
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
41.00
14
82
3
2.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
10.00
0
36
0
3.60
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
1.00
0
1
0
1.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
England innigs
215/10 (90.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Derek Randall
lbw b Dymock
1
9
11
0
0
11.11
In 1979
Career
Geoff Boycott
not out
99
285
337
8
0
34.73
In 1979
Career
Peter Willey
lbw b Dymock
12
18
18
1
0
66.66
In 1979
Career
David Gower
c Thomson b Dymock
23
42
50
3
0
54.76
In 1979
Career
Geoff Miller
c Chappell b Thomson
8
19
20
1
0
42.10
In 1979
Career
Ian Botham
c †Marsh b Lillee
18
44
70
1
0
40.90
In 1979
Career
Mike Brearley (c)
c †Marsh b Bright
11
24
37
1
0
45.83
In 1979
Career
Bob Taylor (WK)
b Lillee
15
44
51
2
0
34.09
In 1979
Career
Graham Dilley
c †Marsh b Dymock
16
61
56
1
0
26.22
In 1979
Career
Derek Underwood
c Wiener b Dymock
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Bob Willis
c Chappell b Dymock
0
3
5
0
0
0.00
In 1979
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 8, w 1)
12
Total
215 90.2 Ov (RR: 2.38)
4085
10488
0
342
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Dennis Lillee
23.00
5
74
2
3.21
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Geoff Dymock
17.20
4
34
6
1.96
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Greg Chappell
6.00
4
6
0
1.00
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Jeff Thomson
11.00
3
30
1
2.72
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Ray Bright
23.00
11
30
1
1.30
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Julien Wiener
8.00
3
22
0
2.75
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
Allan Border
2.00
0
7
0
3.50
0
0
0
In 1979
Career
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